Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-10
A GREAT PROJECT.
What a st. Louis Syndicate Pro-
poses to Do.

Some time ago the residents OF Per-
ris and San Jacinto agreed to raise a
subsidy of $55, 900, provided the Cali
fornia Southern would run a branch
from their main line at Perris to San
Jacinto. The money was raised, but
the railroad people have latterly asked
for suspension OF time, and say they
will build the road in six months from
now. Naturally, the San Jacinto peo-
pie are disappointed, as they have
looked forward to an early completion
of this line, which would place their
fertile valley in communication with
the outside world.
This is the way the matter stood a
a few weeks since, when a party OF
capitalists from st. Louis visited Los
Angeles. They were, as is natural
quite captivated by what they saw in
Southern California, and, realizing
the great possibilities of the section,
began to look around to find some
opening for the investment of capital.
Just at this point their attention was
directed to San Jacinto and the sur
rounding country, and they learned
from one of the large land owners how
the hopes of the people in regard to
railroad had been disappointed
One of the party went down
to San Jacinto, and his re-
port of what he saw was
so favorable that the syndicate has de.
cided to make survey of the country
and if they find the route feasible
they will build an independent line
from Los Angeles to San Jacinto, anC
from there run southwark. crossing
the headwaters of the Santa Mar
garita, passing near Oak Grove
through the Vale de San Jose and the
Santa Isabel, and on to Ballona. From
the latter point the line will probably
keep to the southwark, tapping the
Costa MADEIRA Valley before bearing tc
the westward for San Diego.
81 am well acquainted with the
country along which it is proposed tt
build their line," said resident o.
the northern section Of the county tc
a San reporter, "and l believe if this
st. Louis syndicate occupy the terri
tory they will find their Investment 6
remunerative one. From Los Angeles
to San Jacinto the distance is about
100 miles, and the company will be
given at least $500, 900 in subsidies
From San Jacinto to San Diego the
distance over the route proposed will
be about $50 miles. Between these
points the company would receive
large subsidies in the shape of land
and we all know what a railroad ac
complishes in new country-it build,
town every fifteen OR twenty miles
and lots in these towns sell at from
800 to $3.50 apiece. There il
an empire in this back countr,
of San Diego, and if the Atchison O
the Southern Pacific people do no
reach out and occupy it, I say som,
one else will. l have been in CORE
spondence with the st. Louis men
and know that they mean business
Why, their line will be, say, 25O mile
long, and will cost an average of, say
500 900 mile-This is fair average
considering the character of the coun
try-making an investment of So 900,
900. Now, there are several men il
this syndicate who could build tn,
road out of their private fortunes. O
course, it would be great thing fo
San Diego. 1t would open UP one O
the most fertile sections in our count,
and place the city in communication
with hamlets that only want the i'm
petus of railroad communication t,
become thriving business towns."-
| fSan Diego Sun.